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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Moses write speeches for?

2. Which of the following parks does Moses plan to build in this chapter:

3. Who mainly lives on Long Island in the Twenties?

4. Which area of New York city asks for more parks and playgrounds?

5. What do 141 women die in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moses differ from his brother, Paul?

2. What does the Bureau of Municipal Research do?

3. How did New York and its people benefit from the Roaring Twenties?

4. What does Moses do with his budget of $4.5 million?

5. How is Moses' lust for power beginning to work against him in Part 5, Chapter 28?

6. How has Moses' ideas about power changed in Part 5, Chapter 25?

7. How does Moses get revenge on La Guardia and Roosevelt following his defeat over the tunnel project in Brooklyn?

8. In what way was Moses considered a loner at college?

9. Why is the Seaburg investigation called the Goo Goos?

10. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Caro's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Caro's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the chain of command needed to build New York City in relation to the following:

1) Funding

2) Organization

3) Planning

4) Building

Essay Topic 3

Examine the criticisms of Moses in relation to the following:

1) Moses' promotion of the automobile

2) Moses' attitude towards power

3) Moses' stance on New York City's poorer neighborhoods

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